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PB48K-AP4-18U

Dell Connectrix (Brocade) — Connectrix (Brocade) san switch

EOSL — PAST
122 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableMar 2000
End of saleApr 2011
End of standard supportApr 2016Dell bulletin ↗

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

PB48K-AP4-18U — questions

Is the Dell PB48K-AP4-18U still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for PB48K-AP4-18U was Apr 2016 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the PB48K-AP4-18U reach end of sale?

PB48K-AP4-18U reached end of sale Apr 2011, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the PB48K-AP4-18U?

Apr 2016 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the PB48K-AP4-18U be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, PB48K-AP4-18U units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.